Senior Power Electronics Engineer Verified today
About the Role
CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to join our spacecraft payload development team. You will contribute across the entire development lifecycle of next-generation power electronics hardware for satellites and space power systems payloads, from defining power system architectures and trade studies to detailed circuit design, simulation, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, verification and integration testing, production transition, and manufacturing support.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Define electrical power system architecture and derive power subsystem requirements
- Design DC-DC power converters, power conditioning, power management and control circuits from concept to production release
- Perform detailed design for low to high complexity analog and power electronics circuits ranging from single DC-DC power converters to multi-output power supply modules
- Perform modeling and analysis of analog and power electronics designs including worst-case circuit analysis (WCA), stress analysis, small signal modeling analysis, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), reliability analysis, and power integrity analysis
- Develop design verification test plans, requirement compliance matrices, system integration and qualification test plans, and production acceptance test plans for power converters and power supply designs
- Lead board bring-up and design verification testing of power electronics circuits and modules
- Lead system integration, qualification campaigns, and release of analog and power electronics designs into production
- Mentor younger engineers and foster knowledge sharing
- Perform research and monitor power electronics industry trends to drive innovation and generate intellectual property in this area
Requirements and Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering (or related) from an accredited university
- Minimum of 5 years of experience designing analog and power electronics
- Experience working with electrical power systems and subsystems, including developing power architecture and power requirements, performing trade studies for size, weight, power, and cost
- Strong understanding of power converter topologies and power management circuits
- Experience with PCB design and layout for analog and power electronics
- Experience with circuit simulation tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with design verification and qualification testing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
U.S. Citizenship Requirement
To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.